A test of ecological and sexual selection hypotheses for geographical variation in coloration and morphology of golden-crowned kinglets (Regulus satrapa)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1945-1957

  Chui, Celia K S ^a   Doucet, Stéphanie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Birds; Geographical variation; Gloger's rule; Golden crowned kinglet; New World; Regulus satrapa; Sexual dichromatism; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BERGMANN RULE; BODY SIZE; CAROTENOID; COLOR MORPH; DATABASE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; MUSEUM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD; SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; REGULIDAE; REGULUS SATRAPA;

EID: 63049138137     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02132.x     Document Type: Article

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